Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Last year, I attended a three-day conference in Las Vegas conducted by the Reverse Logistics Association, a trade group whose members deal with product returns, unsold inventories and other capitalist jetsam. “Home Depot and Lowe’s let you return dead plants, for a year. The field is large and growing.

Reverse Logistics 75

Reverse Logistics Purchasing Skills Logistics Network Optimization Software Eliminating Excel in Purchasing 75

GlobalTranz

MARCH 1, 2016

Think back to 2012 when Sam Taylor, CEO of Oriental Trading Company , went undercover in his own company. Well, this example shows how wearable technology in the supply chain was being used 3 and a half years ago in 2012. Do you ever watch Undercover Boss? What’s Happening with Wearable Technology in the Supply Chain?

Supply Chain Planning Software 120

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Analytics Software Predictive Analytics Software 120

Cathy Roberson

MARCH 21, 2022

UPS Meanwhile, UPS touts its On-Road Integrated Optimization and Navigation (ORION) platform, a proprietary technology that uses advanced algorithms, artificial intelligence, and machine learning introduced in 2012. I wear a number of hats these days. Stay tuned, a new website coming soon!

Procurement Solutions 52

Procurement Solutions Logistics Network Optimization Software Optimization Software Inventory Management Software 52

Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 11, 2013

Logistics Design : Efforts should be practiced to reduce fuel consumption. Less use of air freight, increased use of rail and sea transport. Logistics partners have to be included while product designs so that it improves cubic space utilization and effective fleet management. December 2012. November 2012.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 37

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Design Software Material Savings Manufacturing Procurement 37

GlobalTranz

AUGUST 20, 2015

Industry data for 2004 - 2013 shows an annual loss of at least $17 billion due to vacant positions, with shocking losses of around $45 billion in both 2012 and 2013. Indicators are that the worker deficit could rise to over 2 million unfilled jobs in the next decade.

Buyer Training 120

Buyer Training Manufacturing Resource Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies 120

BlueYonder

DECEMBER 18, 2015

The end result is that shippers will be seeing freight costs rise in 2016, and that will drive straight to their bottom line. This trend is the reason Amazon is reportedly evaluating actions such as the creation of its own freight service and drone delivery.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

Supply Chain Planning Software Trends Modeling Price Reduction 40

Cathy Roberson

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Amazon introduced its B2B marketplace in 2012, AmazonSupply, and then in 2015, renamed it Amazon Business. Catch my weekly column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, and the occasional podcast on Air Cargo World. I wear a number of hats these days.

Retail 70

Retail Optimization Software Demand Planning Software Logistics Network Optimization Software 70